• Pak J Med Sci · Mar 2022

    Effectiveness of lever sign test for diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament rupture.

    • Naveed Ali Shair, Umair Abubakar Siddiq, Abdullah Tariq, and Muhammad Khalid.
    • Naveed Ali Shair, FCPS (Ortho), Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
    • Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Mar 1; 38 (4Part-II): 946949946-949.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of the Lever Sign test (LST) for diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures.MethodsThis prospective trial was conducted from January to December 2020. A total of 73 patients, aged 18 to 65 years, presenting with chief complaint as acute knee pain rated < 7/10 on a verbal numerical rating scale, having a minimum 20 to 120° range of motion and undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were enrolled. Detailed history, physical examination and standard radiographic evaluation were done in all subjects. For the assessment of the integrity of the ACL, the anterior drawer, Lachman, pivot-shift and LST were performed on each symptomatic knee by a senior orthopedic consultant with a minimum five years post-fellowship experience. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy of the LST were recorded with respect to standard reference MRI findings.ResultsOut of a total of 73 patients, there were 49 (67.1%) males. Mean age was noted to be 34.5±8.1 years. Area of residence was rural among 42 (57.5%) patients. Mean time since injury was noted to be 11.2±4.6 months. The MRI findings showed ACL intact among 31 (42.4%) patients while it showed ACL torn among 42 (57.5%) patients. The LST showed positive findings for ACL rupture in 39 (53.5%) patients while it was negative in remaining 34 (46.5%). The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and accuracy of LST with respect to standard reference finding (MRI) was found to be 86%, 90%, 92%, 82% and 88% respectively.ConclusionThe LST was found to have good specificity, sensitivity, PPV, NPV and accuracy to detect the status of the ACL. The LST is easy to perform can be used along with other standard assessment techniques to further increase the validation of the status of the ACL diagnosis.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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